🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Colorado
Colorado operates 32 natural gas power plants totaling 7,328 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 16.9M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants32operating
Capacity7,327 MWnameplate
Generation16.9M MWhannual
All Colorado natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St Vrain | Platteville | Weld County | 1,149 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Cherokee | Denver | Adams County | 1,006 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Keenesburg | Weld County | 685 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Front Range Power Plant | Fountain | El Paso County | 554 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Pueblo | Pueblo County | 440 MW | Black Hills Service Company Llc |
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | Fort Lupton | Weld County | 420 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | Aurora | Adams County | 398 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Jm Shafer Generating Station | Ft. Lupton | Weld County | 397 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | Brush | Morgan County | 300 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Brush Generation Facility | Brush | Morgan County | 297 MW | Brush Power Llc |
| South Plant (Co) | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 245 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain | El Paso County | 228 MW | Fountain Valley Power Llc |
| Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | Denver | Denver County | 194 MW | Swg Arapahoe, Llc |
| Limon Generating Station | Limon | Lincoln County | 154 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Frank Knutson | Commerce City | Adams County | 154 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Boulder | Boulder County | 142 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Plains End Ii Llc | Arvada | Jefferson County | 118 MW | Plains End Operating Services Llc |
| Plains End | Arvada | Jefferson County | 114 MW | Plains End Operating Services Llc |
| Fort Lupton | Ft. Lupton | Weld County | 101 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| George Birdsall | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 61 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Valmont | Boulder | Boulder County | 59 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Colorado Energy Nations Company | Golden | Jefferson County | 35 MW | Molson Coors Usa Llc |
| University Of Colorado | Boulder | Boulder County | 33 MW | University Of Colorado |
| Fruita | Grand Junction | Mesa County | 27 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| American Gypsum Cogeneration | Gypsum | Eagle County | 10 MW | Eagle Materials Co Llc |
| Gaylord Rockies Chp | Aurora | Adams County | 4 MW | Unison Energy Llc |
| Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan | Fort Morgan | Morgan County | 3 MW | Western Sugar Cooperative |
| Zuni | Denver | Denver County | — | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Rifle Generating Station | Rifle | Garfield County | — | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Mountain Peak Power Station | Keenesburg | Weld County | — | Mountain Peak Power, Llc |
| Horizon | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | — | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Canyon Peak Power Station | Bennett | Arapahoe County | — | Canyon Peak Power, Llc |